Free-time on a Friday!

Block A: Great work today on your in-class writing assignment! So much focus and concentration. There is no homework this weekend - go out and enjoy the weather!

Blocks B&D: Today in class we read the story "A&P" by John Updike and got started on the plot structure diagram, which we will continue working on on Monday. The only homework this weekend is your unconventional short story - let out your creativity!

Thank you all for Thursday!

Block A: Today we listened to some poets read their work as we attempted to understand sound devices in poetry. We then wrote a reflection on what the experience was like - this was handed in, in class. You must have your novel in class tomorrow - sign up ASAP!

Blocks B&D: Hopefully you got a pretty good start on your own version of an unconventional short story. Your creation is due on Monday - but there will not be time in class tomorrow to work on it. Don't get too caught up in formatting - focus more on the content. What is your story about - not getting your search boxes all lined up. You must have your novel in class tomorrow - sign up ASAP!

What should I do on a Wednesday?

Block A: We continued discussing imagery devices, and looking for examples in "Dreams Deferred" and "Hope is a thing with feathers." If you did not finish the questions for those two poems in class - please have them completed for a homework check tomorrow. You have 1 more day to try out your novel - you will need to sign up on Friday.

Blocks B&D: Today we finished putting together the storyline of "Ordeal by Cheque" you came up with some hilarious and plausible interpretations of this story! We did not have time to get started on your own unconventional short story - hopefully tomorrow! There is no homework tonight - other than choosing your novel for silent reading.

Take that, Tuesday!

Block A: We started our journey towards great poetry today, with an in-class write and an exploration of imagery. Use the notes we took on simile, metaphor, personification and imagery to answer the 4 questions for "Dreams" and "The Eagle" we'll continue the rest tomorrow. Silent reading novels need to be chosen by Friday!

Blocks B&D: There is no homework tonight! We'll continue our work with "Ordeal by Cheque" in class tomorrow. Make sure you are thinking of your silent reading novel, you have until Friday to make your choice.

Here we go again!

Hard to believe that it's been a year - but here we are and we're ready to go!

Make sure you bookmark this blog and check it regularly in order to keep up to date about what has happened in class.

Block A: Please take some time to choose a silent reading novel that you are interested in reading over the course of this semester - you have until Friday to sign up your book with me. There is no homework tonight!

Blocks B&D: You have until Friday to choose your silent reading novel and sign up your book with me. There is no homework tonight - we'll continue Ordeal by Cheque tomorrow.